Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish is a delicious breakfast treat (or snack) that uses a quick cooking hack to make delicious danishes in under 30 minutes.
Recipe: $6.27 | Per Danish: $0.39 | Danishes: 16
I love eating danishes and making them at home means that I can add whatever I want to the top and have them taste incredible every time. Not only that, but eating a warm cream cheese crescent roll breakfast danish fresh from the oven is always awesome!
What makes this crescent roll danish recipe even better is that it's so easy to make the kids can help out too! So give everyone a few and make breakfast a team effort. They'll enjoy helping and you'll feel great knowing they're making something that they actually WANT to eat.
For more tasty breakfast ideas try our 4 Ingredient Scones and The BEST Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- They're cheap and fun. This recipe lets you have full creative control, and it's frugal too! Perfect for a simple breakfast.
- They're easy to make. Made with just a few simple steps, this recipe comes together quickly and is perfect for adding to any morning routine.
- They taste good warm and cold. While no one can deny fresh from the oven baked goods are delicious, these danishes taste great chilled in the fridge too. Make them the night before or meal prep a few for the week.
🥘 Ingredients
Canned Crescent Rolls- You will need some canned crescent rolls to give us the buttery crust that the danishes need.
Still have crescent rolls? Check out my Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Rolls, Crack Chicken Bombs, and Apple Pie Bites.
Cream Cheese- For a rich and creamy filling, use SOFTENED cream cheese. If you forgot to take it out of the fridge in time, use the microwave. Unwrapped, on a plate, for 30 seconds.
Powdered Sugar- Use powdered sugar to make the filling sweeter without changing the consistency. Granulated sugar can be used, but it may make the filling grainy as a result.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
📖 Variations
Want to make your danishes taste AMAZING? Try adding fruit and flavor!
- Jam- You can use your favorite jam or jelly.
- Maraschino Cherries- For a cherry cheesecake flavor, add maraschino cherries to the center of your danishes before baking.
- Fresh Fruit- You can use fresh fruit with your Danish filling for more flavor and variety if desired.
🔪 Instructions for Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper before lightly greasing it with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Step 2: In a small bowl, combine your cream cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar until smooth. (Image 1). Set aside.
Step 3: Open your can of crescent rolls, DO NOT unroll them. Slice each log of dough into 8 equal-sized pieces. (Image 2).
Step 4: Evenly space the danishes on the prepared baking sheet. You may need to bake them in batches if they don’t all fit at once. (Image 3).
Step 5: Using the back of a spoon, or your thumb (I used a Tablespoon Measure), press an indent into the center of each dough circle. (Image 4).
Step 6: Using a spoon, grab a small amount of cream cheese (about half a spoonful, or half a tablespoon of cream cheese and place it in the center. If you don't wish to add anything else, you can double this amount. (Image 5).
Chef's Note: Add a small amount of jam or add a few pieces of fresh fruit or cherries. You don't need to rub anything around, just place them in the center so that they aren't too close to the edges
Step 7: Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. (Image 6). Let cool slightly.
Step 8: Mix powdered sugar and water until a thick, smooth glaze (Image 7). Drizzle glaze over the tops of the cooled danishes. (Image 8).
Serve and enjoy!
🍴 Recipe Tips
- Crescent Roll Sheets: If using crescent roll sheets, prepare them in the same way as you would the triangle ones. They will make no difference in the end.
- Adding Cream Cheese and Jam: Despite feeling like there isn't much cream cheese and jam, they will spread and cover more surface area as they bake.
💭 Recipe FAQs
If stored in the fridge, you can get these danishes to last up to a week and still be good. Just make sure that you let them cool completely before storing them so that they don't become soggy.
These danishes can be frozen after they've cooled off. Just freeze them flat on a baking sheet and wrap each one individually and place them in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Alternatively, you can lay them flat and put a piece of parchment paper in between each layer.
Yes, you can reheat crescent roll danishes in the oven or microwave for a short time to restore their warmth and freshness.
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📖 Recipe
Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Danishes
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened ($1.99)
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract ($0.01)
- ½ cup powdered sugar ($0.09)
- 2 cans crescent roll dough ($3.96)
Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar ($0.18)
- 3-4 Tablespoons milk or water ($0.04)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper before lightly greasing it with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine your cream cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar until smooth. Set aside.
- Open your can of crescent rolls, DO NOT unroll them. Slice each log of dough into 8 equal-sized pieces.
- Evenly space the danishes on the prepared baking sheet. You may need to bake them in batches if they don’t all fit at once.
- Using the back of a spoon, or your thumb (I used a Tablespoon Measure), press an indent into the center of each dough circle.
- Using a spoon, grab a small amount of cream cheese (about half a spoonful, or half a tablespoon of cream cheese and place it in the center. If you don't wish to add anything else, you can double this amount.
- Chef's Note: Add a small amount of jam or add a few pieces of fresh fruit or cherries. You don't need to rub anything around, just place them in the center so that they aren't too close to the edges
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Mix powdered sugar and water until a thick, smooth glaze. Drizzle glaze over the tops of the cooled danishes.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Refrigerated danishes can last up to a week; ensure they cool completely before storing to prevent sogginess.
- Freeze the danishes individually by laying them flat on a baking sheet, wrapping each one, and placing them in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Alternatively, lay them flat with parchment paper between each layer.
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